KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a cattle fraud scheme that he tried to cover up by killing two Wisconsin brothers. The U.S. attorneys office said 28-year-old Garland Nelson, of Braymer, must forfeit more than $215,000 after admitting to mail fraud and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He entered the plea just days after pleading guilty to two counts of first-degree […]
Investigators say a woman who was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 41 in Winnebago and Fond du Lac counties was apparently suffering from some mental issues. Shortly after 11pm Monday the Winnebago County Dispatch Center notified the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office that the woman had told authorities she was being held against her will. Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Lieutenant Chris Dobyns says the chase, at Interstate speeds, […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Fleet Farm, alleging the retailer negligently sold firearms to two straw buyers, including one gun that was used in a shootout in a St. Paul bar that left one person dead and 14 bystanders injured. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, alleges that Fleet Farm ignored multiple red flags, including sales of multiple guns in single purchases. It alleges that […]
NEW LONDON, Wis. (AP) — An adult and 13 students have been injured and taken to hospitals after a cargo van crashed into the back of a school bus in northeastern Wisconsin. Police say the bus from the Manawa School District was stopped at some railroad tracks in New London when it was rear-ended by the van about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. There were 36 people on the school bus, including […]
Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation has accepted a Business Friend of the Environment Award from Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), the state’s chamber of commerce and manufacturers association. During a ceremony at its headquarters in Madison, WMC named Mercury the award winner in the Sustainability – Large Business category. WMC has presented its Business Friend of the Environment awards to Wisconsin businesses annually for the past 32 years. […]
Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall. And for the first time, seniors are urged to get a special extra strength kind. There's no way to predict how bad this flu season will be, but Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says Australia just emerging from a nasty flu season could be an indicator. "That is a likely indicator to what […]
The Big Ten West is a mess. It’s also mesmerizing. Wisconsin and Nebraska already have fired their head coaches. Minnesota took up the mantle as West favorite last week and was upset at home. Illinois is one of the hottest teams in the nation after outscoring two nonconference opponents and Wisconsin 89-13. Even Nebraska suddenly thinks it could make a run. Six teams are 1-1 in conference play and tied […]
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters to get their deer tested for chronic wasting disease before eating venison. The DNR issued a statement stating the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization recommend against consuming meat from deer that test positive for the disease as a precaution. Because infected deer can look healthy, DHS also encourages testing for the disease regardless of your harvested […]
LITTLE SUAMICO, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials in northeastern Wisconsin have arrested a man in connection with a double homicide investigation. The Oconto County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to a home in Little Suamico Sunday morning. The caller said there was a man and woman outside the house who had no pulse and were not breathing. First responders determined the 75-year-old man and 55-year-old woman were dead and […]